In the second half of the matches played the day before, Shandong Taishan managed to advance with a 3-1 win over Henan. Chengdu Rongcheng, on the other hand, beat Nanjing City 2-1 to eliminate their opponents. So far, the top four teams of this season's F.A.C.A. Cup have been determined, namely Shanghai Harbor, Shanghai Shenhua, Chengdu Rongcheng and Shandong Taishan. And with the elimination of Nanjing City, it also represents the exit of all non-Chinese Super League teams.
The semi-finals will be held on September 25, with Shanghai Seaport facing Shanghai Shenhua and Shandong Taishan facing Chengdu Rongcheng. Shanghai Harbor and Shandong Taishan will have the advantage of home field. So far, Wu Lei is at the top of the F.A.C.A. Cup scorer list with 3 goals, while Kazaishvili and Chen Pu of Shandong Taishan and Felipe of Chengdu Rongcheng have 2 goals each, and all of them have a chance to compete for the Golden Boot award.
